dactyli

n. 1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Dactylic meters. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. daktyliogly`fos an engraver of gems; dakty`lios finger ring (fr. da`ktylos finger) + gly`fein to engrave. ] (Fine Arts) (a) An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments. (b) The inscription of the engraver's name on a finger ring or gem. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or process of gem engraving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dakty`lios finger ring + -graphy. ] (Fine Arts) (a) The art of writing or engraving upon gems. (b) In general, the literature or history of the art. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dakty`lios finger ring + -logy. ] (Fine Arts) (a) That branch of archæology which has to do with gem engraving. (b) That branch of archæology which has to do with finger rings. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dakty`lios + -mancy. ] Divination by means of finger rings. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of dactylic verse. [ 1913 Webster ]